12 2 STA T . 1 897PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (B)isde si gn ed — ‘‘(i)( I ) tom eet t h e f ood needs of l o w- in c ome indi v id- ua ls
‘‘(II) to inc r ease the self-reliance of communities in p roviding for the food needs of the communities; and ‘‘(III) to promote comprehensive responses to local food , farm, and nutrition issues; or ‘‘(ii) to meet specific S tate, local, or neigh b orhood food and agricultural needs, including needs relating to— ‘‘(I) infrastructure improvement and develop- ment; ‘‘(II) planning for long-term solutions; or ‘‘(III) the creation of innovative mar k eting activities that mutuall y benefit agricultural pro- ducers and low-income consumers . ‘‘( 2 ) CENT E R .— T he term ‘Center ’ means the healthy urban food enterprise development center established under sub- section (h). ‘‘( 3 ) U N D ER S ER V ED COM M U N I T Y .—The term ‘underserved community’ means a community (including an urban or rural community or an Indian tribe) that, as determined by the Secretary, has— ‘‘( A ) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables; ‘‘(B) a high incidence of a diet-related disease (including obesity) as compared to the national average; ‘‘(C) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity; or ‘‘( D ) severe or persistent poverty.’’; (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following
‘‘(h) H E AL T H YUR B AN F OOD E NTER P RISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— ‘‘( 1 )DE F INITION OF ELI G IBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(A) a nonprofit organi z ation; ‘‘(B) a cooperative; ‘‘(C) a commercial entity; ‘‘(D) an agricultural producer; ‘‘(E) an academic institution; ‘‘(F) an individual; and ‘‘( G ) such other entities as the Secretary may designate. ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall offer to provide a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and support a healthy urban food enterprise development center to carry out the purpose described in paragraph (3). ‘‘(3) P URPOSE.—The purpose of the Center is to increase access to healthy affordable foods, including locally produced agricultural products, to underserved communities. ‘‘( 4 ) ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.—The Center shall collect, develop, and provide technical assist- ance and information to small and medium-sized agricul- tural producers, food wholesalers and retailers, schools, and other individuals and entities regarding best practices and the availability of assistance for aggregating, storing,
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